Head of Engineering Projects
Location: Carlisle
Working Hours: 08:30-17:00,
Monday-Friday
About Us:
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Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover
exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across multiple sites.
We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories. We
are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our
retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda,
Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Salisbury's, Tesco, and
Waitrose.
About the Role:
This is a senior
role with responsibility for managing the divisional capital plan, working
closely with our sites to identify, prioritise and deliver projects that
support the future of our manufacturing operations.
You will work across
a broad range of projects, including capital builds, facilities, equipment
replacement and upgrades, reliability improvements and productivity
opportunities. A key part of the role will be ensuring that complex and
high-value projects are delivered safely, effectively and with minimal
disruption to live production environments.
You will work
closely with site engineering and operational teams, as well as suppliers,
contractors and internal stakeholders, taking projects from initial planning
and investment through to implementation and completion.
What You'll Be Doing:
Own and manage the divisional
capital plan, ensuring projects are prioritised and delivered against
business requirements.
Lead the delivery of complex,
intrusive and high-value engineering projects within live production
environments.
Work collaboratively with
sites to understand operational requirements and identify opportunities
for capital investment, productivity, reliability and improvement.
Oversee projects covering
capital builds, facilities, equipment replacement, equipment upgrades and
productivity improvements.
Follow a structured project
management process to ensure major, multi-million-pound projects are
properly planned, governed and implemented.
Lead effective supplier and
contractor management, ensuring external partners deliver against agreed
expectations.
Manage project risks,
budgets, timelines and dependencies, providing clear reporting and
escalation where required.
Work closely with
Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement and site leadership teams to
ensure successful project delivery.
About You:
We're looking for an
experienced engineering projects professional who has successfully delivered
major capital projects within complex manufacturing environments.
Proven experience of leading
and managing complex, intrusive, high-value projects within live
production environments.
Proven experience of
following a structured process for managing multi-million-pound projects.
A strong track record of
delivering large-scale projects on time, on cost and to specification.
Proven experience of
delivering a broad range of engineering projects through effective
supplier and contractor management.
Strong commercial and
financial awareness, with experience managing significant capital budgets.
Strong stakeholder management
skills, with the confidence to work with senior leaders, site teams,
suppliers and contractors.
Experience working within a
manufacturing, FMCG or similarly complex operational environment would be
highly beneficial.
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